Julie Bulger
October is that time of year where I find myself watching mostly horror movies. While I never used to consider myself a horror fan, over the years I’ve discovered there are many different types of horror films. Not all horror movies have to be just frightening or disturbing. Some can be rather fun and entertaining. With Autumn officially here and Halloween not too far off, it’s a great time to delve into our horror film catalog. While our horror DVD collection can be browsed here, I’ve included a list of ten films that are well worth checking out if you’re looking for something new to view.
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1.Trick ‘r Treat Trick ‘r Treat is an anthology of tales which take place in a small town over Halloween night. There is a theme throughout the stories involving the consequences of violating Halloween traditions, such as destroying a jack-o-lantern before the end of the night. While the stories are told in a nonlinear timeline, by the end of the film they all tie together. After discovering this film several years ago, I find it’s worthy of an annual viewing every October. |
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2. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil A group of college students camping in the woods encounter hillbillies Tucker and Dale and mistake them for serial killers. As the misunderstanding escalates, so does the body count. A horror comedy that pays homage to films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this is worth a watch, especially for those who enjoy slasher films. |
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3. What We Do In the Shadows Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, and Petyr are centuries-plus-old vampires living in an apartment in Wellington, New Zealand. With a documentary crew following them around as they live their daily lives, we get a glimpse of what regular vampire life is like. From arguments over whose turn it is to wash the dishes, the struggles of getting into the local bars because they need to be invited in, and the rivalry they have with a local pack of werewolves, this is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a while. |
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4. Housebound |
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5. Thirst |
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6. Train to Busan I have known people who insist they hate zombie movies, but then they watch Train to Busan and become zombie converts. This South Korean film involves a father and young daughter who board a train for her birthday on a trip to visit her mother. When an infected zombie boards the train as it leaves the station, mayhem ensues as the infection quickly spreads among the passengers, leaving the few survivors left to work together to stay alive. Train to Busan delivers on the action, has interesting characters, and manages to tug at your heart strings by the end. |
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7. Let the Right One In Based on the book by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In is a Swedish film about a boy who befriends his new child neighbor only to learn that she’s a vampire. The movie has its bloody and violent moments, and overall is one of the best vampire films to come out of the past decade. |
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8. It Follows After college student Jay has sex with her new boyfriend, she is told that a curse has been passed on to her. An entity that only she can see will follow her indefinitely, and when it catches her, it will kill her. So Jay is now spending her life trying to outrun this entity and, with the help of her friends, see if it can be stopped. What I enjoy about It Follows is that while the plot is very simple, it still manages to create an unsettling mood throughout the film. |
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9. The Babadook |
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10. The Orphanage |